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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
Activities
In River State advocacy visits were carried out to the Commissioner for Information,
Chairperson Association of Wives of Local Government Chairmen, River State News
Corporation (publishers of the Tide) and AIT. In Ondo state the team visited the General
Manager NTA Akure and the General Manager OSRC Akure. Similarly the group paid an
advocacy visit to the Director of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the
Executive Director Programmes NTA, Mr. Peter Igho.
In Enugu state the team paid an advocacy visit to ESBS- (Star TV) and Daily Star
Newspaper, while in Ogun State an advocacy visit was made to four paramount rulers;
Alake of Egbaland, Awujale of Ijebuland, Akarigbo of Remoland and Olu of Yewa land.
Team members initiated special reports and features on HIV & AIDS in respective states.
The group was also able to secure space on weekly talk shows and on a current affairs
programme on Federal Radio Corporation FRCN (radio Nigeria), NTA Akure, Enugu
Broadcasting Services, and Gateway Radio AM & GTV Abeokuta in Ogun state
Achievements
• News coverage on HIV related issues increased as a result of the project. Ondo State
Radio Vision Corporation which comprises the Television and Radio Channels (FM &
AM), the NTA Akure, the Enugu Broadcasting services, FRCN Enugu and Gateway
Radio Abeoukuta no longer charge for news coverage on HIV & AIDS related issues
• By the end of the start of the LDP session, a participatory programme tagged ‘what to
do to avoid HIV’ was introduced on FRCN Enugu, while a 30 minutes weekly
programme titled ‘About AIDS’ and a current affairs programme were introduced. In
addition an NTA program, AM Express, constantly discuss on HIV & AIDS.
• Various programmes on HIV have also been introduced in local languages notable
among which are the Yoruba drama ‘Abule Onigunmarun’ running on Paramount FM
Radio Nigeria Ogun state. Jingles in Hausa (3 slots daily) are now run on Radio
Kaduna in collaboration with other initiatives
• A Leadership training was organized for wives of Local Government Chairmen in
Rivers State which led to a second training organized by the wife of Emohuan Local
Government on 3 rd November 2005
• As a result of this initiative, National Broadcasting Corporation directed member
stations to give priority to covering HIV & AIDS programmes and issues without
charging fees.
• Funding was received from the an Embassy to support Kaduna jingles while
sponsorship of a phone-in programme on Radio Nigeria Kaduna Hausa service to run
for two quarters has been secured. This programme will feature mainly medical
practitioners.
Future plans
• Media Initiative Against HIV & AIDS to transform into an NGO to ensure sustainability
of actions in all states of the federation
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